The next second, Cheng Luoyi's fingers turned into blades and plunged into the artery in her neck.
Yuanyuan's horrified expression froze instantly. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but only streams of blood spilled out.
Another corpse collapsed at Cheng Luoyi's feet.
"What... happens if it reaches 100%?"
A magnetic voice suddenly sounded beside her ear.
When she turned her head, she saw Lin Dong's handsome face.
Lin Dong had long noticed the details on her wrist and could not help feeling curious, so he asked.
Cheng Luoyi smiled faintly.
"Maybe I'll die."
The bracelet she wore had been specially made by researchers. It was connected to her pain nerves and tracked the Pain Value she could endure.
Once it reached 100%, Cheng Luoyi would enter her strongest state—and also reach the limit of her life!
Meanwhile.
Sun Xiaoqiang was fighting a Crystal Core awakener. The other man was a strength enhancer, wielding an alloy battle-axe that weighed several tons as if it were weightless.
The heavy axe whistled through the air as it smashed toward Sun Xiaoqiang.
"Ah! Cheng Luoyi paid Lin Dong back for her 'debt,' so I need to pay mine too..."
His wise eyes rolled around, and his body suddenly crackled. Muscles bulged beneath his formerly skinny frame, making him noticeably more robust.
This was Sun Xiaoqiang's awakened ability: Fearless Berserk.
His intelligence dropped drastically, while all his other physical attributes surged.
Sun Xiaoqiang's already "wise" expression was now close to that of an idiot. Facing the incoming battle-axe, he showed no fear at all and threw a punch straight at it.
"Buzz—"
A metallic clang rang out. The axe handle actually bent out of shape, and even the strength awakener's palm split open from the shock. In blinding pain, he